ViewSonic launches VSD220 Smart Display with Android 4.0 for Rs. 31,999

ViewSonic has launched touch-screen AIO desktop display. Dubbed as VSD220 Smart Display, it comes with 22-inch touch display with 1920x1080 full-HD resolution monitor. It is powered by a dual-core 1.0 GHz Texas Instruments OMAP4430 ARM processor and runs on Android 4.0, Ice-Cream Sandwich.

The other features of this device include 8GB of internal storage memory, built-in 1.2MP webcam with integrated microphone and integrated SRS Premium Sound speakers. For connectivity ViewSonic VSD220 Smart Display comes with one Micro HDMI port, as well as three USB ports, a Micro SD card and offers network connection options including RJ45 Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

VSD220 Smart Display is expected to be available in the market from December and will cost Rs. 31,999. However, the company has sweetened the deal for the early adopters and promises to give freebies worth Rs. 2,000.

" The VSD220 Smart Display is engineered for today´s cloud connected world, " said Kuldeep Ramaiya, Country Manager of ViewSonic India. " ViewSonic is embracing the post-PC transition that will consist of full range of connected display solutions. For consumers, the VSD220 is perfect for surfing the web, engaging on social networks and enjoying a world of Android apps. For commercial opportunities, the VSD220 serves as a flexible solution that can address the needs of Android compatible vertical market applications such as signage, hospitality, point of information, and kiosk. Whatever the need, our new Smart Displays are the future of connected computing. "

" We are proud to see the leading capabilities of our OMAP 4 processor come to life on ViewSonic´s new VSD220 Smart Display, " said Ketan Malani, Business Development Manager, OMAP Platform Business Unit, TI. At home, at work and at play, consumers across all levels of the computing market demand full-HD capabilities, rich user interfaces, robust interactivity and other compelling features. With our OMAP 4 processor at its core, the Smart Display delivers all this and more, in a way that revolutionizes how and where people experience the Web.

In May, ViewSonic has made an entry in the dual-SIM Android smartphone arena with the launch of ViewPhone 3. This entry-level smartphone comes with a 3.5-inch capacitive display and is powered by Android 2.3.